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Ok, I think that video may be edited wrong. As Sallah just pointed out to me on Twitter, when he's talking about the 10" - 11" scale with opening shells, he's showing the Nicktoons versions. not the Classics. Just look at the elbow pads, etc.

Though they didn't look that big sitting next to him...maybe he made a mistake?

I really hope so! At first look I was so excited seeing these, but at 10-11" they are a pass. Didn't they learn from Bandai's 8" scale mistake? So please Playmates, ditch the 10" scale and make them 5-6"

I'd like to see Splinter, April O'Neill, Shredder, Krang and Rocksteady and Bebop at the very least! But again has to be under 7"!

As for the new series figures, they look really BAD! Krang is the worst as the Android body looks too small for him! I won't even start on the awful simplistic design of it! Splinter doesn't look like a rat anymore and the style of the Turtles isn't my thing. The hard edge angry looking style used for the relaunches since 1996 I've disliked. I guess the comics just ain't my thing.

I prefer the carrtoon looks from 1988 and those are the only TMNT I'd collect, but not at 10" scale! Think I'll wait it out on these until they get the scale right AND announce a 2nd wave of villians before buying...

Ok, I think that video may be edited wrong. As Sallah just pointed out to me on Twitter, when he's talking about the 10" - 11" scale with opening shells, he's showing the Nicktoons versions. not the Classics. Just look at the elbow pads, etc.

So I think the Classics are actually 6".

At least I hope.

I think you're right. Panic averted for the time being. Hopefully there'll be some news soon from Playmates to clear it up.

I just got a Tweet from @lemonjuicemcgee (a toy reviewer for MTV Geek.) He says that the Classics ARE 6" figures, and that the 10" ones the guys was talking about are actually going to be TRU Exlcsuives.

So I'm sticking by what I said above about that video just being edited incorrectly, and thus giving us confusing information.

I want them all. 10" to 11" TMNT? Sounds like 1/6 which would be incredible but too bad the shell opening would kill any chance of mid-torso articulation. I'm not that upset that they're the goofy Turtles with their initials on their belts. I'd like to see how Playmates would handle classic versions of the original Turtles like the Neca line.

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In TMNT's case, I like the Eastman and Laird versions best. The 2003 TMNT was a great show that mixed the toyetic 80's Turtles with the mentality and world of the comic based Turtles. The first five episodes of the Fred Wolf turtles were pretty good too--I'm happy to see that look on the faces. It's the later episodes that got a little corny to me, although I did like some of the characters. I DO want to see other characters look like in Classics--like April, Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady. Cartoon looking Leatherhead and Rat King would look awesome too.

I think NECA's TMNT can't be beat. However, that line ended before we could get Shredder and his Foot Ninja. Now if we could get TMNT from other eras, that would be sweet too!

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I am very excited to finally see these. One of my biggest toy wishlists was to see fully articulated Ninja Turtles.

I am on board with the classics but I don't just want to see the turtles. A fully articulated, show accurate Shredder, Casey Jones, Bebop and Rocksteady are more important to me. The potential for this line is almost on par with MOTUC, especially if they take some of the cooler figures from 2003 like Hun, plus the characters like Muckman and Joe Eyeball, Scratch, etc. and include them in this new line.

I just got a Tweet from @lemonjuicemcgee (a toy reviewer for MTV Geek.) He says that the Classics ARE 6" figures, and that the 10" ones the guys was talking about are actually going to be TRU Exlcsuives.

So I'm sticking by what I said above about that video just being edited incorrectly, and thus giving us confusing information.

Thanks for clearing that up Dan!

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New Shredder: Very 2003 Shredder like (please for the love of all things good and decent do not make him an Utrom this time!) I like Shredder to have a cape though. The sound Shredder seems to have one but it looks like very hard plastic.

New April: How old is she supposed to be? She looks like a teenager. Still cute though, (like I said it's hard to make April not look good)

New Krang: Krang himself looks pretty good but his robot body seems a little bare.

I hope the classics line continues past the turtles so we can get classics of Shredder, April, Splinter, and so on. I'm glad the normal line is 6", I couldn't do a 10" line. Though I would gladly buy a 10" April. Hell who am I kidding? I'd buy a life size April. I always have and always will love her.

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I never thought I'd be excited for a TMNT figure line since the first one ended! The Classics are kinda "meh" but the new line looks really solid.

Any word on when these will potentially street?

Since they already have package samples and carded figure examples I would wager a full debut at Toy Fair in a few weeks and then on the shelf between August-September to coincide with the show being on the air. It could be Spring since they have been working on this line for a while and Bandai showed how quickly you can go from showing new figures to putting them on shelves with Thundercats

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The new Classic Turtles look amazing! These just me be the best Turtle figures yet, Behind the NECA ones! I so hioe these do well cause I want to see at least Splinter, Shredder... OMG! How awesome will it be to finally have a toon Shredder figure that looks like how he did in the toon! Oh want a Casey Jones and of course, April O'Neil! I can't wait to see how she is done! And if we get a Foot Soldier. I would be happy as anything! The new series stuff, I don't much for the new Turtle series figures. Except maybe for Krang. He looks cool! But the rest looked Mehhh. April looked horrid! looks like she has a Cabbage Patch head! That playset looked impressive! One thing Playmates knows how to do well are playsets! Fromt he vintage turtles set to the last one they did. Awesome!

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I am sooo glad I skipped the Thundercat toys, I knew holding out for something else would pay off. I am interested to find out exactly what Splinter is, kangaroo, honey badger (that would be awesome btw), wallaby? Glad to hear the 10" line is a separate thing with tru, I may still get the too, they will go nice on my office shelves at work.

Both of these series blow the thundercats "classics" out of the water in terms of sculpting. And the Classics also have way better articulation.

Playmates outdoing Bandai on articulation?

WE'RE THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS HERE, PEOPLE!

To each his own! I don't count articulated fingers as "better." Thundercats toys will hold thier weapons; articulated fingers have proven to fail to do that in the past. Not sayin' I can't be wrong, but I also haven't seen articulated fingers work well in any figures yet.

On top of that, you'll notice that the Foot Soldier on the motorcycle is mostly unarticulated...then you can notice the standard Foot Solider in the playset pic using the same mold. So, once again, Playmates does the standard with thier badguys and pretty much screws 'em in terms of articulation. So I count that as a second foil to your claim of "better" articulation. Perhaps some of them do, but Playmates has always found a way to make some annoying statues with useless cut joints. So far I don't see this being any different, but we'll see.

Now, of course, to balance out my nay-saying I can still say that I friggin' LOVE the new Turtles and I will certainly be buying. If the classics fingers end up sucking, I'll probably still at least get Raph. If they somehow work, then heck, they certainly look good enough to get 'em all...I just wish they had a bit less articulation.

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